Brake-shoe hanger.



PATENTED DEC. 3, 190?.

W. G. PRICE." BRAKE SHOE HANGER.

APPLIGATIOH nuwwazo, 190a.

ever, necessary that the pressure on the as to bring the central line of the hanger in barren eras WILLIAM GUNN PRICE, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BRAKE-SHOE HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed August 20. 1906. fierial No. 331348.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GLYNN Pinon, i a resident of New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania, have i invented a new and useful Improvement in I Brake-Shoe Hangers and I do hereby del clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to motor trucks, and more especially to the brake shoe hanger brackets therefor.

The object of the invention is to preserve the pressure on the brake shoes exactly at the vertical center line of said shoes and also to maintain the inclination of the hangers uniform as the wheels and shoes wear away.

The invention consists, generally stated, in a hanger bracket adjustable in a horizontal plane both parallel to the truck axle and at right angles thereto.

With some forms of motor trucks having inside hung motors, it is necessary to dispense with brake beams. As a consequence there is nothing to hold the brake shoes exactly in line with the wheels. It is, how

brake shoes should be in the vertical central line of said shoes, so as to make them wear evenly on the wheels- The width of wheel treads and flanges varies and the widths of the shoes must also vary. Consequently the location .of the center line of the brake hanger bracket must change with the variation of width of wheels and brake shoes. It is also desirable to adjust the position of a brake hanger bracket so that the hanger will preserve substantially a uniform angle of in clination, even though the wheel should become worn down to a considerably smaller diameter.

To the accomplishment of these objects my invention consists in making the brake hanger bracket adjustable in a horizontal plane, so that it can be adjusted in position both in a direction lengthwise of the axle so exact line with the center-of the brake shoe, no matter what the width of the wheel and the shoe may be, and also adjustable in a direction transversely of the axle so as to compensate for wear on the wheel and preserve the angle of the hanger.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a ortion of a truck showing my invention app ied thereto; Fig. 2 is in part a side view and in part a vertical longi- -and enables the brake shoe hanger tudinal section of a truck showing my invention Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 Fig. l and Fig. lis a detail side View of one of the equalizer bars.

In the drawings the side frame of the truck is shown at l and the transoms at 2. These may be of any desired construction.

ployed, but each shoe is suspended from a bracket and has directly connected thereto the lever 11, which may be either a dead or a live lever, as the case may be, and connected and operated in the usual way to apply and release the brakes.

In the truck shown the hanger brackets 9 are carried directly by the equalizer bars 6 and entirely independently of the truck frame. The equalizer bars as shown are arranged in pairs, spaced apart, and the lower ends of the brackets 9 extend down into the space between said pair of bars, but are of less width than said space, as shown in Fig. 3. The brackets are rigidly secured to the bars bym eansof bolts 14, and in order to adjust the brackets sidewise, that is, parallel to the axles of the truck in orderto bring the center line of the bracket directly in line with the center line of the brake shoe and wheel, I make use of washers 15 interposed between the bracket and the e ualizer bars. By shifting one or more of t iese washers from one side to the other the bracket 9 can be shifted sidewise so to bring it exact y in line with the center line of the brake shoe, will be obvious.

In order to preserve a uniform angle of in: clination of the hangers 8 the brackets 9 must be shifted toward and from the wheels. This is conveniently accomplished by makin the holes in the equalizer bar 6 throughwhic i the bolts 14 pass somewhat elongated or in the formof slots as shown at 16, Fig. 4. Consequently, the hangers can be readily shifted toward and from the wheels, thus preserving a uniform angle of inclination for the hen gers.

The construction described is ver simple brackets to be. shif ed in a horizontal plane either par allel to the axles or at right angles thereto. (.onsequently the'hangers can always have a uniform angle of inclination and the brake pressure can be applied directly at the central vertical line of the brake shoes. This in sures uniformity of wearan d braking pressure.

fWhat I claim-is:

1. In a cartrnck, the combination of the frame, wheels journaled therein, and brake shoe hanger brackets rigidly connected to the "frame and adjustablelin a horizontal plane both toward and from the Wheels and at right angles thereto.

2. In a car truck, the combination of the frame, wheels jonrnaled therein, equalizer be rs, and a brake hanger bracket rigidly secured to the equalizer bar and adjustable toward and from the wheels.

3. In a car truck, the combination of the frame, Wheels and axles journaled therein, equalizer bars, and a brake l'ianger bracket rigidly secured to an equalizer bar and adjustable thereon parallel to the axle.

in a car truck, the combination. of the frame, wheels journaled therein, equalizer bars, a brake shoe hanger bracket rigidly secured to an equalizer bar and adjustable in a horizontal plane both toward and from the Wheels and transversely of the frame.

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5. In a car truck, the combination of the frame, Wheels ournaled therein, an equalizer bar consisting of two bars spaced apart, a brake shoe hanger bracket of less width than the space between the bars, bolt passing through the bars and said bracket, and Washers interposed between the bracket and bars.

6. In a car truck, the combination of the frame, wheels journalecl therein, and an equalizer bar provided with horizontally arranged slots, a brake hanger bracket, and bolts passing through the slots in the equalizer bar and holes in the bracket and rigidly securing the latter to the equalizer bar.

7. In a car truck, the combination of the frame, wheels journaled therein, an equalizer bar comprising two parallel bars spaced apart and provided with horizontally arranged slots, a brake hanger bracket of less width than the space between said bars, bolts or the like passing through the slots in the bars and holes in the bracket, and washers surrounding the bolts and interposed between the bracket and bars.

In testimony whereof, I the said VVILLIAM G. PRICE have hereunto set my hand.

/VlLLlAM GU NN P RICE. l J itnesses:

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